This season, and this Lobos team, doesn’t seem to care much about things like that. With Wednesday’s blowout win of the CSU Rams in Moby Arena, the Lobos finished February 5-2 (.714 win pct). That’s a huge improvement over the combined 6-19 February record (0.240 win pct) UNM had in the previous three years.

It also improved the program’s all-time Mountain West win percentage in February (19 seasons) to 0.574 with a record of 78-58. That moves February past January’s MWC win percentage of 0.571 (72-54) since the conference began.

Here’s a look at UNM’s Mountain West records by month in the 19 seasons the league has existed, not counting Mountain West Tournament games:

What’s in a number?

227: How many points UNM has scored in two Mountain West road games over eight days on the Front Range — 119 last week in Laramie, Wyo. and 108 on Wednesday in Fort Collins, Colo.

Cooper for the win

Super Lobo fan Rob Montoya, who lives in Fort Collins, had to be stopped.

UNM had lost the last three games he attended live. So, his unborn child stepped up for the good of Lobo Nation.

My unborn child is taking @UNMLoboMBB matters into his own hands. Lobos are 0-for my last few live games. Lobos come to Foco… decides it’s time to join the world. Early labor, but going great! #GoLobos

Another special visitor

The Lobos had a special visit from former star Royce Olney, who lives in Colorado, on Wednesday night.

Huge thank you to Lobo alum Royce Olney for coming out to support tonight! This guy was on the 1997-98 squad that scored the previous-record 301 3-pointers in a season. It was an honor! #GoLobospic.twitter.com/Vt2otw3tjN

Attendance

The announced attendance for CSU’s Senior Night at Moby Arena: 2,917

He said it

“I don’t think at this point, confidence is our issue, to be honest with you.”–UNM head coach Paul Weir when asked if his team needed to win Saturday’s game vs.. Fresno State to go into next week’s MWC Tournament on a high note.

• Colorado State has won by 20 or more points against UNM 7 times, all in Fort Collins.
• UNM has won by 20 or more points against CSU 7 times, six in Albuquerque and, now, one in Fort Collins.
• Wednesday was the largest margin of victory for a road win in the series, topping UNM’s 19 point win in Fort Collins in 2008.

Back on Tuesday night…

A night before the rest of the league play played its midweek games, the San Diego State Aztecs won its fifth straight game, beating Boise State.

Aside from the Aztecs, who have Malik Pope back after his name was linked to the most recent FBI probe scandal, showing they are playing well, the win also eliminated for Boise State any chance of catching Nevada for a Mountain West crown.

Joy at other end of spectrum, too

Don’t tell San Jose State the season is over. The Spartans snapped a 20-game MWC regular season losing streak dating back to last season with a 64-62 win over Utah State. Sammy Spartan is now 1-16 in league play.

Remeber that one time?

Everyone makes sure to tell us in the media how wrong we are when the preseason polls come out. Then against, while we put so little credence in them in October, it seems to be the No. 1 thing Lobo fans like to talk about now when suggesting Paul Weir is the MWC COach of the Year because of that preseason poll, which then we were told we shouldn’t care about at all.

Regardless, I always post my preseason ballot. Here was mine back in October:

This is sports. So, remember, fans always feel they have to have a hot take. A team can’t be good or average, they’re either the best or garbage.

The first comment left back in October on my preseason MWC predicions tweet when I picked the Lobos 7th, two spots higher than the media poll prediction of 9th, I was called a homer because the Lobos would certainly do no better than 9th.

Matthew, this tweet has not aged well.

New Mexico homerism. They will not finish better than ninth. This year’s roster is garbage.

Video of post game interview

Here is video of my postgame interview with Weir, posted on the Journal’s Facebook page:

Grammer’s Guesses

I’m doing good, I swear.

The Guesses went 3-1 on Wednesday and I’m now 52-39-3 on the season picking Mountain West games against the Vegas point spread.

But the damn coin from my daughter’s piggy bank also went 3-1 on Wednesday and is now at a breaking Vegas level success rate of 56-35-3 against the spread.

I really hate the coin from my daughter’s piggy bank.

Grammer’s Guesses go 3-1 on Wednesday, but so does the damn coin my daughter flips before each game. So for the MWC season, I’m a profitable 52-39-3 ATS. But the damn coin is an insane 56-35-3 ATS. https://t.co/oeICBOkGRApic.twitter.com/MBEprzgeia